Stenciling device



March 9,1926. 1,576,468

. J. J. REUSCH STENCILING DEVICE Patented Mar. 9, i926.

unirse Qsraras JACoB J'. Rensen, or sfr. PAUL, Mininso'rii, Assienea 'ro narieNAnsicN sTnNCiL PATENT*fe1E:5.=j 5

COMPANY, or sr. rAUL, MINNEsore, A Conronnfiioiv.

sTiiNCiLiNG DEVICE.

Application' filed. March 2, 1923. Serial No.`622,300.

Too'ZZ collo/iz tf/my concern: r v

`Bc it known that l. Vflacon J. Rinisoii. ya-

citizen of the United States, residinglat St.k

Paul7 in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Stenciling Devices, of which the following is a specilication.

My invention relates to a' steneiliiig device wherein it is desired to provide a com-` plete vunit including a series of stencils which may be arrangedin a compact form.`

The inventio-titurther includes a suitable means tor clamping the card upon which the sign is being steiiciled in a manner so that a suitable sign can be made up With a very neat and attractive appearance. rA feature of the invention resides in meansv which :are

` adaptable to various sizes ot siOns so that,

Within a certain range of dimensions, a large variety ot signs and styles can be produced by my stenciling device.

The stenciling device is provided Witha series oil gauges or scales bywhich the card to be stenciled can be properly positioned Within the clamping means and a gauge or scale is provided ywhich permits the operator to readily judge how tar the stencil is moved each time a letter is stenciled on the card This upon which the sign is being'made. 3

that'the stencil is to be moved between each letter, in stenciling a word, together with additional indicia to indicate the number of letters in a Word or series of Words. indicia on the stencil, in combination with the scale upon the clamping member of the stenciling device all function togetherto i permitl an unskilled person to stencil a sign Witlifthe precision and accuracy of anexpert. t

In the 4drawings forming a part of this` specilication A y Figure l is a trent perspective vieW of the invention as it'ivould appear in use.

Figure Q'is a. plan vien7 of the stenciling apparatus with the stencil holding tray removed. 'l y Figure 3 is a vertical cross section of the means is particularly adapted to the segmental stencils Which are used in my deviceV each stencilk which indicates the distance:

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dotted lines yand broken away. vFiguree is a'view of one ofthe stencils.

same, afportion of lWhich'isindicated in Figure 5 is anothervvievvl ofthe other side` Figure 6. is a yperspective View o'fthe vapparatus illustrating another "forni of arrangement vof the indicating scales... i

A feature of thevinvention residesiiiprof' viding a uniform scale vupon thecabinet, ori.'

theclamp of the cabineti-.Which lioldsthe card, that is .being steiiciled,'-Wliich indil catesthedistance that'the stencil -sliouldbe f moved between each'letter inthe.makingfoitV Each stencil is provided With in.

a sign. dicia, ysuch as one-eighth, one-'ourtln' or the like [indicating spaces indicated on the scale on the clamp so that the proper space is in evidence on eacli stencil to pro! vide a uniform distance between the lettei`f`s. v

The indicia on the stencilalso includes'taf scale from one up which indicates the7V number of letters in a Word or a series of Words which it is desired to `stencil untov the card in a single line. This scale is propor.

tioned in proper relation to the first named indicia on the scale which indicates the spaces between letters`so that, ittliatpar?4 ticular space is used betweeneach letter thenY by following thev scale 'which indicatesfrom one up, such as just mentioned, the letters can be properly spaced even by an amateur so that the sign is equally proportioned on the card `from the center` thereof to placev the lettersof the Words at proper relat-idn,

fronithe center of they card.

if uw Word Candies, which' imitate seven letters, were to bestenciled onfa card then the stencilliaving the` proper sized fletQ ters would be selected and turned to the scaleA or indicia lwhich indicates the number of `letters in the `Word and the,y edge ofthe card .would be held at the center ot the sheet," While y a slight pencil niark would be made 4 directly belovv'` the Lnumeral*pf-"P".V This would indicate the point .tostart the 'Word Candles and when thisl ,Word liaddoeen.`

sten'ciled unto trie card by usingthe` space indicated onv the stencil betiv'een theletteijs, it would be found vthat the Word would be" lproperly spaced With its letters extending equally on either side of. -theeeenter v line indicated Von the stencil apparatus and card.

T he, drawings illustrate my stenciling apparatus A which is formed o'fany suitable material and is provided with a body portion B which is formed with a :tlat work table 10 on the front upper side and an opening or recess 11 which is adapted to receive the drawer C.

The body portion upon which the work table 10 is formed is provided with a holding clamp 12 which extends across the same and is arranged to hold the clamping niember 12 into engaging position by means ot the cam levers 14 lwhich are positioned at either end of the clamp. These members are of ordinary construction and the cam surfaces of which engage against the top of the work table to elevate the engaging edge 15 of the clamp off the surface of the table 10.

Directly in back of the clan'ip 12,l elevated above the table surface, is an ink or color holding tray 16 which is divided into several compartments so as to receive the color cakes 1.7 and 1S, while a compartment in the center is formed which is suitable tor holding the stenciling brush 19. On either sid-e of the color cakes are positioned und lirmly held moisture jars. These jars are held by the recess 2l formed in the compartment adjacent the color cakes. It is essential that the moisture jars 2O 'be held firmly in place while in use so that the stencil brush 19 can be readily inserted within the same for moisture before it is applied to the color cake.

In providing means for holdingv the moisture jars 20 firmly in place while in use` the operator can use both hands, one to hold the stencil and one to operate the stenciling brush. Yet the moisture jars are removed from the recess 2l so that they can be stored away within the drawer (l when not desired for use.

The drawer C is formed with a central stenciling compartment 22 in which the stencils 23 are arranged in suitable. orde-r with the smaller stencils in the bottom and increasing toward the top. This arrangement permits various size letters to be held compactly within the compartment 22 in an ordinary manner readily accessible for use.

The stenciling device A is 'formed with a backwardly inclined shelf 2t and a pair of engaging members 25 are secured to either end of the shelf which are adapted to engage the projecting tongues 26 formed on the front of thel drawer C and which project from either end of the same. These tongues 26 hold the drawer C in a backward inclined position extending upward so that the compartment 22 is readily accessible to the operator with the upper edges 0f the stencil compartments in view so that the desired stencil can be selected.

The drawer C is formed so that compartments 28 are formed at either end of the coni partment 22 and a compartment 29 is formed along the back or upper side ot the drawer t when the same is positioned extending upward from the body portion l. These coinpartments form suitable space for holding the moisture jars 2O and the stenciling brush 19 together with any other articles which may be used in connection with the making ot' signs by means ot' the steneiling apparatus. It is desirable, to have coiujmrtments for storage ot' articles ot this nature so that the entire stenciling device can be compat-tij7 arranged together and stored away when not desired tor use.

lf the stencils are formed with segmental letters 30, as illustrated in iigures el and these segmental letters are made only of such letters of the alphabet as can be readily divided and by thus 'forming the stencil. fewer letters are necessary because the same characters can be combined to make these letters. This construction reduces the nuiuber ot' structures and provides a suitable means for spacing the letters trom each other. Each stencil is provided with indicating marks 31 along the longitudinal edges and adjacent these indicating marks is positioned indicia 32 to indicate either portion of an inch or a suitable scale which is used in conjunction with the scale 33 e);- tending along the engaging edge 15 oi the clamp 12 so as to indicate the distance or space between each letter for that particular stencil.

ln addition 'to the indicia` each oi" the stencils are provided with indicia 3l which may consist ot numerals properly spaced apart extending from the right hand edge 35 and along one side of the stencil as iudicated in Figure This indicia indicate I the number oi" letters in word or a series ol words which are to constitute a line desire'l to be stenciled unto a card held in the clamp 12. These numbers or this indicia indicating the number of letters desired tor use are properly spaced apart in proportion` to the indicia indicating the distance adapted Ytor use between each letter, as indicated b v 32 and are so arranged to divide the space exactly in halt required for the letters which are to be .used to make up the line on the card.

To center the sign on t-he card to he steuciled so that the same number ot letters will appear on either side ot the center ot the same, the number of letters in the line to be stenciled are counted and then, by holding the edge 35 at the center ot the card and counting oil the number ot letters in the word or line on the indicia S4 and placing a mark on the card at this point, the. position to start the iirst letter of the wol-fl or line will be indicated so that the operator can place the beginning of thev first letter at this point and know that whenV heh-as 'linislied thekword or line the letters 'will be equally 'divided on either side ofthe center ot the card. i

The 'work table A. is iat andv extends across the top oi` the entire body' portion B with a. clear space extending below' the tray 16 and the shell 24. `This permits acard Dto be. claiiipe'dvorv engaged by the clamp 12 on the table 10, p

llei'ore'the card D is positioned Von the table'it is desirable to locate the center oi the same, so that the sign can be neatly'stenciled upon the card. Y

The clamping member 12 aii arrow 3G which indicates the center oi the clamping member and is'position'edbetore' the center ot the card'D. lTo determine the center otl the lcard D, a scale 3T which will indicate inches or other. suit-able spaces is formed or imprinted on the sur` face of the table 10. The card D is placed upon thisscale which may begin at one edge of the table 10, as indicatedin Figure and mesh. together the overall vwidth 'or dimension. A second scale 38 provided which is divided into spaces which is halt the spaces indicated by the scale 3T and is positioned adjacent the scale 37 extending or starting from the center of the table 1()7 as indicated by the arrow 31.

By measuring the card D on the scale 3? and then raising the clamping member' 12, it can be slid freely along beneath the clamp and petitioned so that the right hand edge will be positioned directly atthe number on the scale 38 indicating the overall dimension as indicated by the scale 37 so as to position the card D centrally on the table 10.

By means ot' a scale member E which is slidably lie-ldy by the engaging springs 39 which engage the bevel surfaces 40 and 41 formed on the outer front edge of the table ing position and thescaling member E' can be moved to one side or removed entirely from the work table 10. The scaling member E carries a scale 44 which indicates the sizes o1 letters of the respective stencils to indicate the height of the same so that the operator can readily judge the size ot let ters he desires to use in stenciling a design.

Uien the card D is properly positioned with its center at the point of the arrow 36, then the desired stencil is selected by means ot the indicia 34 on the stencil, a mark can be placed upon the card to indicate the startingpoint for the first letter oi. the word selected to be stenciled. Just as is indicated in Figure 2, the word Candles includes seven letters and thus the scale or indicia 34 would be positioned with the edge of the is provided with scale 35 at the center or in line with .the ar-f row 31 while a. mark would be 'placed di` rectly below and in line with the 'numeral seven of the indicia 34 on the stencil. This will position the letters properly on either' side ol the center line so that the word Candles Vcanibe stenciled ina neat and at-y tractive manner upon the card D.

r.Ulie scale 33 cooperates with the indicia 32 and the indicating marks on feachjot the stencils so as to properly space each letter apart. This permits an amateur to; make a very'accurate sign by use of my stenciling device and includes an essential feature 'of the. invention. v71th suoli a scale and the'zin-' dicia` upon thestencils, it is necessary forv the operator to approximate the distance between each letter and, if the operator is not careful in doing this, some vletters willv be spaced much fart-her apartv than 'others and the sign `will not'appear'wellater itfisy finished. K

In'v the4 d 'awings, Figure @illustrates the clamping member 12 with ythe vscales 33, 37'" and 38 all arranged andv combined so that. thescale45 extending valong the top of the" bevelled edge ofthe clamping member would constitute the scales 33 and 37, whichare similar in the other drawings, while the scale 46 would constitute the scale 38 to give the center division of the card D to be clamped unto work table 10. In this construction, the scales are removed from the surface of the work table 10 and arranged on the clamping member 12, where these scales perform the desired function to co` operate with the scales to space the letters the proper distance apart and to divide the card centrally so as to properly space and position the sign on the same.

The invention includes the arrangement of the moisture holding means adjacent the Color cakes together with the compact arrangement of the stencils in the drawer C which cooperate with the scale means by being held in accessible position so that the desired stencil can be brought into Vuse quickly and gauged accurately by the scales to stencil a sifrn on a card in a neat and c u u l precise manner which can be readily accomplished by the arrangement set forth in the drawings by an unskilled person. This arrangement and positioning of the parts of my stenciling device permits the operator to use both hands in manipulating both the stencil and the stenciling brush which increases the accuracy of the sign and reduces than those set forth Within the scope of the 'following claims.

I claim:

l. A stenciling device including a series of stencils, means for holding said stencils in a concealed or displalv7 position, a stenciling table, a clamping means having a central point, a series of scales adapted to indicate the overall dimension et a card to be stenciled upon and to indicate 'the center of the card and to indicate the movement oi? the stencil vvhereby a displayv can be stenciled equally spa-ced on either side ot the center oi the card held in said clamp, a tray positioned in bacli and above said clamping device having` a bacliivardly inclined shel'l, whereby a card may be passed over said stenciling` table through said clamping means and l eneath said tra y ivhile being stenciled.

Q. A stenciling device including` means for holding, concealed or displayed a. series ot stencils, a stenciling table, a squaring member adapted to position a card upon the-devicev` means 1to1l holding said squaringmember from free movement, means for rigidli7 holdingthe card in place, said means comprising a longitudinally. positioned scale clamp pivotally mounted above the surface of the stenciling table, a central indicating means carried b v said longitudinal clamp adapted to indicate the center ot the card to be stenciled on and scale means associated therewith vvherebv the card can be measured and positioned centrally as indicated b v said centering point to permit the configuration to be stenciled unto the card extending equally from either side of the horizontal line ol the card`r and a tray positioned in back and above said clamp.

3. A stenciling apparatus including a clamping member adapted to form a horizontal straight edge, a T square member slidably arranged at right angles in relation to the horizontal edge ot said clamping member, means for holding said T square against free movement to permit a card to be squared against the vertical edge thereof and to be clamped by said clamp and a series of scales associated with said clamp and T square to indicate on a card held in said clamp the central position ot the card, the vertical height of letters to be stenciled on the card and the space that the letters ot' the stencil are to be spaced to make a uniform display with the letters equallv7 spaced apart and centrally positioned upon the card being stenciled, and a tray positioned in back and above said clamp having a bacliivardly inclined shelf.

si. A stencil apparatus including a stenciling table, a scale t'or measuring the overall of a card to be stenciled on said table, a scale associated with said measuring scale having its starting point positioned centralluv on said stenciling table adapted to indicate the centi-al division measured bv said measuring scale, a clamp for holding the card to be stenciled, indicating means on said clamp to indicate the center thereot' and said indicating means being positioned in line with the point of the beginningl ot the scale associatedA with said measuring scale, a scale adapted to indicate the movement ot the stencil between each letter in the stenciling of a sign and a tra)7 positioned in bach and above said clamp having a lnicli'vvardly inc-lined shelf.

JACOB J. REUSCH. 

